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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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